Women Who Kill: A Look into a Look into Female Serial Killers

by Tyler C.

    

"Women Who Kill" is a non-fiction book that details 14 different serial killers, each with their own chapters. As the name implies, all of the serial killers thoroughly described are women. They fall into different classifications: "Question of Sanity", "Black Widow", "Revenge", "Angel of Death", "Team Killers", "Profit or Crime", "Sexual Predator", and "Unexplained and Unsolved". They also describe their apparent motives: gain, jealousy, revenge, elimination, lust, conviction, and thrill. These are written and described toward the end of the book. They definitely don't skimp on the details of these women.

Reading Player One

By Patrick L.

Ernest Cline's book, Ready Player One, is a book about 80's and 90's culture.  Wade Watts, the protagonist, and every other person on the planet plays a virtual reality game called OASIS. The creator of the game has died and left an over five million dollar reward for whoever can solve his puzzles in the game. Society has let the world almost die for five years just to try to find this treasure.

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By Joshua C. 

                Travel team is a book written by the famous author Mike Lupica. Mike Lupica has many different books, including "Heat" written in 2014, one of his most famous books. Also "The Million-Dollar Arm" 3^rd most famous book by him written in 2009. He has many more books, mostly all about sports. Travel Team is a general Fiction book. This book is about a small boy with passion for basketball but is rejected by many because of his height.

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By Sydney S.

The novel Tears Of A Tiger By Sharon Draper, tells about a group of high school students that are faced with a series of intense tragedies.

The pear(l) is the queen of gems and the gem of queens

By Kaytie A.

the pearl is a novel by john Steinbeck published in 1947. this story was about a pearl diver Kino and his only son was sick and he tried to get a doctor to help him with the young boy but because Kino and his family were considered poor the doctor refused medical treatment. one day Kino discovered a giant pearl (which in the book was described "the pearl of the world") the same night Kino and his family were attacked someone had attempted to steal the pearl because it was a very small village everyone he found the pearl. a while after the doctor wanted to treat Kino son and in return he could get the pearl. Kino wife knows the pearl only brings terror and greed so she takes matters into her own hands. what will she do? and what will happen to there child ?

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By Anna C. 

Do you want to read a book that surprises you, Is powerful, and is luminously hopeful well then you should read this book. This book is basically about a girl named Aislinn O'Neill, and this girl has so many dreams that she filled up an entire book full of them. Some of her dreams are more challenging than others, but she won't give up without a fight. She didn't spend her summer like a typical teenager does. She basically spent it looking after her 4 siblings who she call B ,C ,D and E. While her parents work very hard to put food on the table. Her life is very different than. A regular and normal lifestyle. She isn't aloud to talk to boys, and really not even aloud to leave the house. And she says the worst part is, is her dad's drinking get worse and worse everyday. Oh and did I mention she us so many dreams that sometimes she'll have more than 2 a night, and wake up and not remember any of them! Well she has been studying dreams for quite a while, and she knows that in order to have a dream a person needs to reach down deep into their hearts and believe. Sometimes things get really bad at home. She often wondered if she isn't just a silly girl with hopeless dreams. Then she comes up with the brilliant idea and what begins as a plea for help to make her father stop drinking turns into something amazing. Then people in her community step forward to help make other dreams come true as well.

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By Izabella B. 

        

            This book is about a 10-year-old girl who has Asperger Syndrome. Her brother died in a school shooting at Virginia Dare Middle School. Caitlin doesn't understand why her brother died. This book is great for 6th graders through adults because it tells a true story about how Caitlin deals with her brothers death and having Asperger  Syndrome. There are many people that can relate to what Caitlin goes through, and how she learns to deal with all the changes in her life. Mockingbird is written by Kathryn Erskine.

Pirates of the Internet

By Fianna T.

Lights. Camera. Action. Enter the world of rebellious film geeks fighting against corrupt government lawmaking with science fiction author, Cory Doctorow. His novel, Pirate Cinema, is yet another thrilling page-turner, starring 16 year old protagonist Trent McCauley of Bradford, England.

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By Brendan T.

Promposal is a book about two best friend's hoping that their crushes will ask them to prom. The author of this book, Rhonda Helms, has also written books such as Scratch, Never Too Late, and Flirt. Promposal is a book that represents the genre of young adult and realistic fiction. In Promposal, Camilla hopes that her secret crush, Benjamin will ask her to prom. But when another guy asks her in front of the whole school and a newscast, she is forced to say yes. Camilla's best friend, Josh is also hoping someone asks him to prom. His gay best friend Ethan, who he has been secretly in love with for a long time. Right when he thinks Ethan is going to ask him, he finds out that he just was asking him to help him ask someone else to prom. Now, Josh has to hide his love and fake enthusiasm for Ethan.

The Book Thief Stole My Heart

By Katelyn P.

Published in 2005, Markus Zusak's novel "The Book Thief" is a story of a young orphan girl named Liesel who meets her new foster parents Hans and Rosa.  The narrator of the book is Death, and it takes place in Munich, Germany where Death is getting exceedingly busy.

It’s Time To Escape

By Sana S.

Fast forward to the post-apocalyptic world overrun with an army of the walking dead. James Dashner is an author that keeps you on your toes. His book, The Maze Runner, is a story that treats you as if you were a character; giving you knowledge only as main characters like Thomas or Minho receive it themselves in the actual story recieve it themselves. There is no way of knowing what will happen in the end.

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By Kyle J.

in the book into the wild i found very interesting and very adventurous to read. the book never seemed to not pop out at me and not want to read more. the main character Chris was a very adventurous and odd person . he left his entire life and went on the road to seek out adventure and to look at all the amazing adventures of the world. many people would love to do that but not many have the guts. i strongly recommend to read this book because once you start to read the book you don't want to stop reading the book until you are done. this is a book you want to miss sleep over and will start reading at 5 in the afternoon and lose track of time and look at the clock and its already 3 in the morning .

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By Evan K.

Have you ever wanted to read the history of every Michael Jackson song?

Then congratulations you have found the book only thought to be of legend, Man in the Music. This book chronicles the entire musical career of the man who gave us hits such as Thriller, Beat It, and Smooth Criminal. It gives in depth detail to the meanings of his songs and why he wrote them giving the reader great and thorough information.

Are You Reading This Review Alone?

Are You Reading This Review Alone?

             The book I am reviewing is Are You in the House Alone? It is written by Richard Peck, also the author of other books such as Strays Like Us, Lost in Cyberspace and A Long Way from Chicago. The genre of the book is a psychological thriller. It was also a winner of the Edgar Allan Poe mystery award.

             What I liked most about the book was how much it related to the real world and the reality of it. It shows the hard times people have and the awful people that we can meet in this world. It also shows the reader that the main character doesn't always get the happy ending they were expecting. What I didn't like about the book was how the ending was rushed. The author only gave a summary of what happened in the end. It would have been better if they actually explained what had happened.

             Though the ending could have been a bit better, I would still recommend the book. It was a nice dramatic story with a character you could feel sympathy for. Traveling with them through their dramatic experiences could get you hooked to them even. Usually I don't get get so into a book, but this one was just too interesting. The suspense made me feel like I was the one in danger rather than the main character. It was a good read and I think more people should read the book. 

             You can find this book either in your local library or even in your school library and I hope you enjoy reading it. 

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By John M.                

 The Roswell Crash: What They Don't Want You to Know is a book by Kal Korff.

In this book, 50 years later, Kal Korff, a UFO and Paranormal researcher, goes back to Roswell, New Mexico looking for surviving eyewitnesses to interview about the UFO crash. Korff shows the timeline of specific events that happened to the witnesses during the crash, and what happened after. The only problem is that the crash happened 50 years prior to the interviews, and Korff doesn't know if everyone will be 100% correct.

This Book Made Me Want to Join the Afterworld

By Rebecca L.

            The structure of this novel is different and it takes some getting used to. We have all read books that switch narrators or point of views every few chapters, but Afterworlds takes this idea to the extreme. Instead of switching storytellers the author, Scott Westerfeld, switches stories entirely. The first plot that is introduced focuses on the life of young writer Darcy Patel. Patel is barely out of high school when she lands her first publishing deal. She drops her parents' perfect idea of what her future should be and moves to New York where she is to write a trilogy- the first book being Afterworlds. Darcy is clueless about adulthood and must learn how to juggle living on her own and managing her budget all while discovering herself through her books.

Not So Stiff

By Emma F.

Author Mary Roach is known for addressing unconventional topics in her writing. Roach's narrative nonfiction Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers is no exception. Throughout Stiff Roach explores the many not-so-typical uses of our bodies after death.

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By Coryn Flavin

Jandy Nelson has tops down written the best book I have ever read.  I'll Give You the Sun gives the point of view of two different characters, switching off every chapter. This book is colorful through words which seems evidently impossible. Twins Noah and Jude, both of their love stories combine to make an ingenious novel. Noah has an attraction to Brian, the kid who lives across the street who only comes on vacations. Their story has breathtaking twists and turns involving girls, popularity, and things that Noah will regret forever. Art gets Noah through everything, anything that happens he immediately has to draw a masterpiece.

Read the book review of vanishing girls quickly before it vanishes from your email!

By Lauren Belair

Lauren Belair- Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver is about two sisters named Dara and Nick who were best friends for the longest time. They used to be inseparable,  but then there was a car crash that scarred Dara's face.  This left Dara with severe anger and avoidance of her sister Nick.  A short time after the crash, Dara disappears on her birthday, and another girl named Madeline also disappears. Initially it might have seemed coincidental, but both disappearances end up being related.  In the book, Nick may not have always made the right decisions, but was always loyal to her sister. She would not stop in her pursuit of finding her.  While on the hunt for her sister, Nick finds hidden notes and pictures that were never meant to be seen by her. 

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Reading Player One

By Patrick L.

Ernest Cline's book, Ready Player One, is a book about 80's and 90's culture.  Wade Watts, the protagonist, and every other person on the planet plays a virtual reality game called OASIS. The creator of the game has died and left an over five million dollar reward for whoever can solve his puzzles in the game. Society has let the world almost die for five years just to try to find this treasure.

Should you or Should You Not Read This

by Ryan L. 

The book I'm reviewing is Game Seven. The author is Paul Volponi who is from New York. Some of the books he has wrote are Hurricane song, Rucker Park Setup, Response, and Black and White. The genre is suspenseful of loyalty, survival, and baseball .

Eric Book Review

What Is The Druid Of Shannara?

­By Eric N.

            The Druid Of Shannara is written by Terry Brooks. He has written several other fantasy books, all  based in the universe he created in the Sword Of Shannara. After the Sword, he wrote the Elfstones and Wishsong Of Shannara to complete the first series. Brooks also wrote The Magic Kingdom Of Landover series. He has since added upon his Shannara world by writing The Heritage Of Shannara series. This is the second book of said series. The unfortunate circumstance of every medieval fantasy book is that it will be very similar to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings series. However, after the first few books, Terry Brooks develops his own style of fantasy.

Once was The Good Girl

Once was The Good Girl

By Alana B.

Mary Kubica is an author who brings the word "thriller" to a whole different level. In her chilling mystery, The Good Girl, Kubica makes her readers detectives in search of a young teacher, Mia Dennett, who has been abducted. Throughout the story the past and present alters back and forth, including the voices of three narrators: the detective, Gabe; Mia's mother, Eve; and her abductor, Colin. Kubica's use of this puts the reader into the narrator's shoes.

Teacher Man Book Review

Not Everyone Can Be a Teacher Man

By Hailee W.

            As the sequel of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Angela's Ashes and 'Tis, Frank McCourt's memoir Teacher Man had a lot to live up to. It did not disappoint. Teacher Man, a story told through witty anecdotes, regales readers with McCourt's experiences teaching in New York City.

A Man Living Separate

By Chris G.

The year is April 1992. Christopher McCandless, from Annandale Virginia, hitchhiked to Alaska, and walked into the wilderness near Mt. McKinley. After graduating college, he abandoned his family and most of his belongings to start a life in the wilderness, where he roamed in the southwest until finally hitchhiking to Alaska.  Four months later, his body was found inside an abandoned bus.

From Worst To First

From Worst To First

By Austin B.

       Boston's 98.5 the Sports Hub host Michael Felger describes the ups and downs for the organization who went through several name changes but eventually settled on the New England Patriots. A tale of an organization that has survived financial crises and horrendous coaching staffs but overcame the oppression once Bill Belichick arrived in 2000 and drafting Tom Brady in the 6th round of the 2000 NFL Draft (199th pick) out of the University of Michigan.

ROOM book review

By Ashleigh A.

The author of the book ROOM Emma Donoghue,this story is a narrative fiction.The story was published in August of 2010. After the novel was published it quickly became a bestseller. Over two millions copies have been sold. It won her many awards such as the Hughes & Hughes Irish novel of the year and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize (for best Canadian novel). She has also written other novels. Some are; Frog Music, which is a murder mystery. The sealed letter, life mask and slammerkin. The book room is being turned into a film and will be out in the U.S in 2015.

The Secrets of the Midnighters

By Felicia R.

           

            This cross between romance and a spook is the perfect way to spend a boring

night that needs to be spiced up. Midnighters: The Secret Hour, written by Scott Westerfeld is not only interesting, but makes you not want to put the book down. I was always asking, "What happens next?". Protagonist Jessica Day recently moved to the unusual town of Bixby, Oklahoma, and learns that she has a secret talent.

In case you need it on the email

By Razz A.

            There were some strengths and some weaknesses in "Knockout". "Knockout Games" is  a realistic fictional book about a teenage girl, named Erica, that moves to St. Louis with her mother because of difficult family relations. When she goes to school in St. Louis she knows she is different because she is one of the only white girls in her school. During school, her art teacher Mrs. Lee gives Erica some videos about filming. Erica takes up filming and she uses her camera that her dad bought her to film everyone in school. This gets her in trouble with some students. One student named Destiny who got  in a fist fight with Erica ends up becoming friends after Erica takes blame on something Destiny did after hearing that Destiny was on her final warning of getting suspended. They become best friends and Destiny shows Erica this group called TKO. This had a bunch of "tokers" are boys who smoked pot then played The Knockout Game, which is a game involving TKO'S attacking by standers, but not taking anything, with the  Knockout King, Kalvin. Kalvin was very friendly to Erica and she became part of TKO, her role was to film the boys playing The Knockout Game. The Knockout Game was very popular throughout the middle school and high school; so when Erica uploaded her videos on Facebook they got hits immediately. The Knockout Game was very frowned upon by the upper class white community who tries to control The Knockout Game while things get out of control for Erica, Kalvin and the TKO squad. This book was good, although readers need to be mature to read this book.

The Scorch Trials review analysis

James Dashner's The Scorch Trials is the 2nd book of The Maze Runner series. The Scorch Trials, like the rest of The Maze Runner series is science fiction based book that has what seems like twists every five pages. The Scorch Trials leaves the reader guessing until the very end and makes them crave more. James Dashner has written other book series, such as The Mortality Doctrine, and The 13th Reality, which include books such as The Eye of Minds and The Journal of Curious Letters.

The Scorch Trials is a third-person Point of View (P.O.V.) book that follows a group of teenagers as they struggle to find out the truth about the world they live in while trying to overcome many different obstacles. The book becomes very addictive and a rea page turner as you progress not only through the book, but the entire series.

Hungry for a good book?

In this Science and dystopian fiction, author Suzanne Collins writes about a girl named Katniss Everdeen. In what was once North America, the Capitol of Panem controls 12 districts and forces each to elect a boy and a girl ages twelve to eighteen, chosen at random, to compete in an event broadcasted across the entire country where contestants must fight for their lives in an event called the Hunger Games.

Shadowhunters, Downworlders, and Mundanes! Oh My!

By Cristle C.

Cassandra Clare is one of one of those lucky fan fiction writers that made it big with her own series. She is also known for The Infernal Devices and The Dark Artifices. City of Bones is book one of six in The Mortal Instruments series. In this book a red-head named Clary Fray plans a night at New York's Pandemonium Club. She had every intention of having a fun filled night with best friend Simon Lewis, but her night took a sudden turn as she witnessed a murder. From then on her life was changed. Clary has gotten herself thrown into a world of downworlders: vampires,  demons, warlocks, werewolves. And the most fascinating ones of all, the shadow-hunters. These demon hunting teens bring Clary a new life full of adventure, hardship, and love. She also works to solve the mystery of who, or what, she truly is.

Mr. Sloan's 4-Star Story

By Dominique L.

            Robin Sloan, author of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore and Ajax Penumbra 1969, straddles the line between adult and young adult fiction in a way that could be cringe-worthy, but instead is pulled off splendidly in a blend of technology, humor, and magic.

Big Brother, Little Brother

By Daniela G.

Co-editor of Boing Boing and former European director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cory Doctorow is the author of numerous award-winning science fiction novels. One to gain much praise was Doctorow's novel, Little Brother, taking place in a dystopian society. The protagonist Marcus Yallow has a high knowledge in technology and must use this to save his country from becoming a nation-wide prison.

Do I Need to Read Needful Things

By Eric L.

                Needful Things is a novel written by Stephen King which describes the events that occur when a charming antique store owner with malevolent intentions sets up shop in a sleepy, New England town

The Crazy Life of a Vet

Tby Kelli A.

Dr. Nick Trout wrote about how hard it is to be a full time Veterinary surgeon in his autobiography Tell Me Where It Hurts. Dr. Trout shows the story of one of his busiest days from start to finish, while mixing in some interesting stories from his career.

Laughter is deadly

By Meghan E. 

           Author Gina Damico has a knack for taking dark and demonic and turning it into something both unbelievably funny and genuinely original. She takes both wit and sarcasm blends them together with an amazing take on third person to bring you a delightful read that cannot only be understood and appreciated by teenagers; but maybe even catch the interest of an older crowd. Gina may write for teens but her work is definitely not shallow, vain or cliché ridden in the attempt to catch the younger crowds attention.

Home is Where the Heart Is

by Regina C.

A prairie novel, My Antonia by Willa Cather, takes place in Nebraska. The main character, Jim Burden traveled out to his grandparents home on the prairie an orphan. Antonia Shermida and her family immigrated to the United States to a farm next to the Burden's. The Burden's help the Shermida's through their first winter, and the two children become fast friends. This is a story of their friendship, one that gets tested over time, through harsh winters, new jobs, and long distances.

Paper Novel about a Paper Girl in a Paper Town

By Shannon J.

            Paper Towns is a mystery novel written by John Green. John Green has also written books such as The fault in Our Stars, a love story, Looking For Alaska, a young adult fiction, and a few others. Although Paper Towns has a hint of romance tied in, it is mostly a mysterious and suspenseful novel. The protagonist and Narrator, Quentin Jacobsen, spends most of the novel searching for his neighbor Margo Roth Spiegelman, a girl whom he has been in love with since childhood.

The Perfect Read?

By Alyssa Gillin

The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger is a story based on true events about a group of five fishermen who were put up the job of fishing in the Grand Banks of the shore of New England. They are traveling  from Gloucester, Massachusetts. Each fishermen was expected to receive up to five thousand dollars based on how many fish they each caught. Once they get the amount of fish they think will be enough to be financially suitable to go home, they hear a report that three massive storms are about to hit the Grand Banks. These storm will collide to produce the "perfect storm" that only happens usually once every one hundred years, and these five fishermen are right in its path.

Review for the Book I Had Read Prior to the Book I Had Planned to Review

by Peter M.

The Death Cure is the third installment in James Dashner's The Maze Runner series. The series is unique and interesting in the fact that throughout this post-apocalyptic, science fiction series the reader only knows information that the protagonists know and only discovers new information as the protagonists discover it. The series begins in the first book where the protagonist, Thomas, wakes up in a maze full of other teenaged boys remembering nothing but his name. The series follows their struggle to escape the maze, to cope with what they discover about the outside world, and to overcome the obstacles the they face as they work to gain their freedom from the organization that put them in the maze, WICKED. The Death Cure follows the events that occur after they finally escape to the outside world and as they try to bring down WICKED and gain freedom from the long arm of the organization once and for all.

The Family of Broken Glass

The Family of Broken Glass

By: Samantha M.

    The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, tells the heart wrenching true story of a dysfunctional family's financial and emotional hardships. Jeannette Walls tells, from her perspective, about her brilliantly minded yet corrupt father and her absent minded mother who referred to herself as an "excitement addict. She tells of the extreme poverty that they endured and their time as living as nomads. Instead of not speaking highly of her parents, she puts aside their flaws, manipulation, betrayals and describes them with generosity and sincere affection. The Glass Castle will pull you in with every turn of the page and make you feel as if you are experiencing every moment with the characters. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading of emotional hardships and the fiery determination of those who are struggling to escape them.

Red Wings

By Jacob O.

Anne Carson, an award-winning Canadian poet, has created something unique. I haven't seen its like anywhere else, despite the seventeen years wherein it could have been imitated. Carson calls Autobiography of Red "a novel in verse." Chapters last a few pages and can be treated as separate poems. Especially in the first half, these verses feel disconnected, serving to suggest the protagonist's childhood rather than spell it out. The book picks up more narrative continuity in the second half.

A Tale of Dragons -Rosie's book review

I have been reading a series of Dragon Codices. The first and foremost book is called Red Dragon Codex by R.D. Henham. She has also created Bronze Dragon Codex and Black Dragon Codex. The Dragon Codices series represents a genre of fantasy with the presence of dragons, magic, and mythical creatures that comes only from the imagination. The Red Dragon Codex begins with the evil Red Dragon. It tells of evil plans and mystery of this murderous beast that wishes to destroy an enemy dragon. Once the dragon's plan is set, three humans set out on a long, hard adventure filled with love, care, betrayal, and forgiveness.